Chilean zoo jabs big cats, orangutan against Covid-19

Bengal tiger Charly and Bornean orangutan Sandai, both members of endangered species, have received coronavirus vaccines at a Chilean zoo in a Latin American first.
#chile #zoo #latinamerica #covid

Colombian suspected of involvement in killing of Haiti president held in Panama

On Monday, Panama authorities arrested a former member of the Colombian military wanted for questioning in connection with the assassination last year of Haiti president Jovenel Moise, two people familiar with the matter said.
#haiti #colombianmilitary #jovenelmoise

Veteran flight attendant worked under fake identity for 23 years at United Airlines

A veteran flight attendant stole the identity of a dead American child and used the false name to work for United Airlines for 23 years, according to a federal court record.
#flightattendant #unitedairlines

US air travel still messy, with another 2 600 flights scrapped

Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2 600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid-19 cases.
#usairtravel #covid19

South Korea's Moon promises final push for North Korea peace

South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed on Monday to use his last months in office to press for a diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea, despite public silence from Pyongyang over his attempts for a declaration of peace between the two sides.
#southkorea #moonjae #pyongyang

Detained Tunisian politician hospitalised 'in critical condition'

Detained Tunisian politician Noureddine Bhiri has been rushed to hospital in a "critical condition", activists and lawmakers said on Sunday. Bhiri, a 63-year-old former justice minister and deputy president of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party opposed to President Kais Saied, was arrested on Friday.
#tunisia #kaissaied #ennahdha

Afghan agents pour 3 000 litres of liquor into Kabul canal

A team of Afghan intelligence agents poured around 3 000 litres of liquor into a canal in Kabul, the country's spy agency said on Sunday, as the new Taliban authorities crack down on the sale of alcohol.
#kabul #taliban #afghan

Biden told Ukraine leader US will 'respond decisively' if Russia invades

US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in telephone talks on Sunday that Washington and its allies would "respond decisively" if Russia moves to invade its pro-Western neighbour, the White House said.
#biden #ukraine #joebiden #volodymyrzelensky

One found, two feared dead as towns smoulder from Colorado wildfire

One person has been found and two are still feared dead following a devastating Colorado wildfire that wiped out swathes of several towns and forced thousands to flee with little notice, officials said on Sunday.
#coloradowildfire

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro taken to hospital with abdominal pain, doctor says

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to hospital in the early hours of Monday with abdominal pain and was being examined to see if surgery might be necessary, Bolsonaro's doctor Antonio Luiz Macedo told the news website UOL from the Bahamas.
#jairbolsonaro #luizmacedo #bahamas